diff --git a/toonz/sources/tnztools/geometrictool.cpp b/toonz/sources/tnztools/geometrictool.cpp
index d7f3370..d0d2c35 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/tnztools/geometrictool.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/tnztools/geometrictool.cpp
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ public:
   bool getSmooth() { return m_param->m_smooth.getValue(); }
 
   virtual TStroke *makeStroke() const = 0;
+  virtual bool canTouchImageOnPreLeftClick() { return true; }
 };
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -729,6 +730,9 @@ public:
   void onImageChanged() override;
   void setVertexes(const std::vector<TPointD> &vertex) { m_vertex = vertex; };
   void setSpeedMoved(bool speedMoved) { m_speedMoved = speedMoved; };
+
+  // Only execute touchImage when clicking the first point of the polyline
+  bool canTouchImageOnPreLeftClick() override { return m_vertex.empty(); }
 };
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -839,6 +843,7 @@ public:
 
   TStroke *makeStroke() const override;
   void draw() override;
+  void leftButtonDown(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) override;
   void leftButtonUp(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) override;
   void mouseMove(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &e) override;
   void leftButtonDoubleClick(const TPointD &, const TMouseEvent &e) override;
@@ -869,6 +874,9 @@ public:
   void decreaseUndo() { --m_undoCount; }
 
   void increaseUndo() { ++m_undoCount; }
+
+  // Only execute touchImage when clicking the first point of the multi arc
+  bool canTouchImageOnPreLeftClick() override { return m_clickNumber == 0; }
 };
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1022,19 +1030,27 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  bool preLeftButtonDown() override {
+    if (getViewer() && getViewer()->getGuidedStrokePickerMode()) return false;
+    if (getApplication()->getCurrentObject()->isSpline()) return true;
+
+    // in the halfway through the drawing of Polyline / MultiArc primitive, OT
+    // should not call touchImage or the m_frameCreated / m_levelCreated flags
+    // will be reset.
+    if (m_primitive && !m_primitive->canTouchImageOnPreLeftClick()) return true;
+    // NEEDS to be done even if(m_active), due
+    // to the HORRIBLE m_frameCreated / m_levelCreated
+    // mechanism. touchImage() is the ONLY function
+    // resetting them to false...                       >_<
+    m_active = !!touchImage();
+    return true;
+  }
+
   void leftButtonDown(const TPointD &p, const TMouseEvent &e) override {
     if (getViewer() && getViewer()->getGuidedStrokePickerMode()) {
       getViewer()->doPickGuideStroke(p);
       return;
     }
-
-    /* m_active = getApplication()->getCurrentObject()->isSpline() ||
-   (bool) getImage(true);*/
-    if (!getApplication()->getCurrentObject()->isSpline())
-      m_active = touchImage();  // NEEDS to be done even if(m_active), due
-    if (!m_active)  // to the HORRIBLE m_frameCreated / m_levelCreated
-      return;       // mechanism. touchImage() is the ONLY function
-    // resetting them to false...                       >_<
     if (m_primitive) m_primitive->leftButtonDown(p, e);
     invalidate();
   }
@@ -2369,6 +2385,17 @@ TStroke *MultiArcPrimitive::makeStroke() const {
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+void MultiArcPrimitive::leftButtonDown(const TPointD &pos,
+                                       const TMouseEvent &) {
+  if (m_clickNumber == 0) {
+    TPointD newPos = calculateSnap(pos);
+    newPos         = checkGuideSnapping(pos);
+    m_startPoint   = newPos;
+  }
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 void MultiArcPrimitive::leftButtonUp(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) {
   TTool::Application *app = TTool::getApplication();
   if (!app) return;
diff --git a/toonz/sources/tnztools/typetool.cpp b/toonz/sources/tnztools/typetool.cpp
index d495d25..490418f 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/tnztools/typetool.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/tnztools/typetool.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ public:
   void setCursorIndexFromPoint(TPointD point);
 
   void mouseMove(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) override;
+  bool preLeftButtonDown() override;
   void leftButtonDown(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) override;
   void rightButtonDown(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) override;
   bool keyDown(QKeyEvent *event) override;
@@ -1201,6 +1202,15 @@ void TypeTool::mouseMove(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) {
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 
+bool TypeTool::preLeftButtonDown() {
+  if (getViewer() && getViewer()->getGuidedStrokePickerMode()) return false;
+
+  if (m_validFonts && !m_active) touchImage();
+  return true;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
 void TypeTool::leftButtonDown(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) {
   TSelection::setCurrent(0);
 
@@ -1211,11 +1221,7 @@ void TypeTool::leftButtonDown(const TPointD &pos, const TMouseEvent &) {
 
   if (!m_validFonts) return;
 
-  TImageP img;
-  if (!m_active)
-    img = touchImage();
-  else
-    img = getImage(true);
+  TImageP img      = getImage(true);
   TVectorImageP vi = img;
   TToonzImageP ti  = img;
 
@@ -1608,7 +1614,7 @@ bool TypeTool::keyDown(QKeyEvent *event) {
     invalidate();
     break;
 
-  /////////////////// end cursors
+    /////////////////// end cursors
 
   case Qt::Key_Escape:
     resetInputMethod();